Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Narcissus bulbocodium in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 289 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Narcissus bulbocodium L.
original Latin diagnosis
Narcissus spatha uniflora, nectario turbinato maximo, genitalibus declinatis.
English translation
Narcissus with a spathe one-flowered, with a nectary very large, [and] with reproductive structures sloped downward.
| Narcissus | Narcissus |
| with a spathe | spatha - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun spatha, -ae |
| one-flowered | uniflora - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective uniflorus, -a, -um; modifies spatha |
| with a nectary | nectario - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun nectarium, -i |
| very large, | maximo - superlative degree, ablative singular neuter of group A adjective magnus, -a, -um; modifies nectario |
| [and], | [added for smoother reading] |
| with reproductive structures | genitalibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun genital, genitalis |
| sloped forward. | declinatis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter of first conjugation verb declino, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies genitalibus |